MA S1453

Bill

Authorizing the board of directors of Metacomet Emergency Communications Center to accept chapter 32B of the General Laws

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/21/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the board of directors of Metacomet Emergency Communications Center to accept chapter 32B of the General Laws. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the board of directors of the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center, a district established by the town of Franklin and the towns of Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham, to accept Chapter 32B of the General Laws, which governs the provision of health and life insurance benefits for public employees. This allows the district to provide these benefits to its employees, despite any conflicting laws or regulations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Shawn Dooley (R), Richard Ross (R), Jeff Roy (D), Karen Spilka (D),

Last Action

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 05/21/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1453

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1453
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1453.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1332	Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H34	Relative to life insurance proceeds	Accompanied a study order, see H4785	Similar To
H4110	Establishing a paid family and medical leave insurance program	No further action taken	Similar To
H4865	Relative to certain genetically targeted drug coverage for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H497	Relative to an investigation of flood insurance by the attorney general	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H498	Relative to an investigation to review flood insurance rates	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H5026	Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation	Passed to be engrossed	Similar To
H587	To require written notice of medical tests outside a patient’s network for insurance purposes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4333	Similar To
H588	Expanding automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H626	To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1384	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1385	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1474	Relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2547	Relative to surplus lines insurance premiums	No further action taken	Similar To
S544	Prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S545	Providing for equitable coverage in disability policies	Accompanied H482	Similar To
S557	Promoting consumer choice in health care	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S564	Relative to non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed funds by lending institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S567	Relative to the definition of certificate of insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S578	Relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S582	To limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Accompanied a new draft, see S2403	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1332

Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H34

Relative to life insurance proceeds

Accompanied a study order, see H4785

Similar To

H4110

Establishing a paid family and medical leave insurance program

No further action taken

Similar To

H4865

Relative to certain genetically targeted drug coverage for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H497

Relative to an investigation of flood insurance by the attorney general

Accompanied a study order, see H4778

Similar To

H4977

Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H498

Relative to an investigation to review flood insurance rates

Accompanied a study order, see H4778

Similar To

H5026

Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation

Passed to be engrossed

Similar To

H587

To require written notice of medical tests outside a patient’s network for insurance purposes

Accompanied a new draft, see H4333

Similar To

H588

Expanding automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles

Accompanied a study order, see H4778

Similar To

H626

To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

S1384

Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1385

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1474

Relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2547

Relative to surplus lines insurance premiums

No further action taken

Similar To

S544

Prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S545

Providing for equitable coverage in disability policies

Accompanied H482

Similar To

S557

Promoting consumer choice in health care

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S564

Relative to non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed funds by lending institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S567

Relative to the definition of certificate of insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S578

Relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S582

To limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services

Accompanied a new draft, see S2403

Similar To

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